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Chichester Solar Gas Hybrid Project
Low emission renewable energy for large, off-grid customers in the Pilbra region of Western Australia
Hybrid energy supply for iron ore operations
Alinta Energy to supply Fortescue Metals Group's Chichester Hub iron ore operations.
Up to 100% of daytime operations to be powers by renewable energy.
Renewables backed up by Alinta Energy’s existing battery storage system and power station at Newman.
New Infrastructure
The ground-breaking project will see the construction of;
- a new 60MW solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility at the Fortescue Metals Group’s Chichester Hub iron ore operations, as well as,
- a ~60-kilometre transmission line linking the Fortescue’s Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mining operations in the Pilbara with our Newman gas-fired power station and 35MW battery facility.
Supplier information
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